BRIEFLY : AS MANY AS 6 HURT IN SERIES OF SHOOTINGS.As many as six people were shot Wednesday, including four who were critically wounded, in a series of shootings near Florence and Normandie avenues, fire officials said. The shootings occurred about 9:15 p.m. near a liquor store and gas station at the intersection that was the flash point of the 1992 Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. riots, officials said. Another person was found shot about two miles away at 47th Street and Normandie Avenue, said Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokesman Jim Wells Jim Wells MLA (born 27 April 1957) is a politician from the Democratic Unionist Party and a deputy speaker of the Transitional Assembly (Northern Ireland). Wells is one of six Assembly members for South Down. . It was not immediately clear if the shootings were related, he said. - Daily News Drive-by attack kills man, injures another SAN FERNANDO San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. - A Mission Hills man was killed Wednesday in a drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang that also left another man injured with a gunshot wound to the shoulder, police said. Michael Beltran, 37, was killed about 4:30 p.m. as he and several other men were standing in front of a garage in the 800 block of Mott Street, said Lt. Dan Peavy of the San Fernando Police Department. Police said they had no motive for the attack and had not identified any suspects. - Daily News Police suspect gang in slaying in Sunland SUNLAND - A man was killed Wednesday in what appeared to a gang-related shooting in Sunland, police said. The man was shot about 10:10 p.m. in the 10600 block of Leolang Avenue, said Sgt. Don Lawrence of the Los Angeles Police Department's Foothill Division. Robbery was being investigated as a possible motive, Lawrence said, and two suspects were seen fleeing the area on foot. - Daily News Police arrest man in elder abuse Elder Abuse Definition Elder abuse is a general term used to describe harmful acts toward an elderly adult, such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, financial exploitation, and neglect, including self-neglect. , theft SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Sheriff's detectives arrested a Burbank man Wednesday after he allegedly abused and took money from a 73-year-old Santa Clarita woman who apparently thought he was Jesus, officials said. Mark Monfaredi, 28, was arrested about 1 p.m. at a mall where he worked as a security guard, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Los Angeles County sheriff's Detective Bob Campbell. Monfaredi was booked on suspicion of elder abuse, assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. and fiduciary abuse, the detective said. Bail was set at $200,000. Monfaredi befriended the woman when he worked at a service station near her home in Newhall, police said. The woman got the idea that her young friend was Jesus, and she wanted to help him help the poor, Campbell said. Eventually Monfaredi moved into her home and took her to Las Vegas to get married, officials said. Monfaredi allegedly hit the woman on the head and in the face with a bottle, authorities said. - City News Service Man in custody after stabbing, police say SYLMAR - A man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed his wife during an argument, police said Wednesday. The alleged attack occurred about 1 a.m. in the 12800 block of Cape Cottage Lane, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Don Lawrence of the Foothill Division. Police identified the suspect as Alcalmedes Abellera. Lawrence said the woman, whose name was withheld, was hospitalized in stable condition. - City News Service |
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